And I'm Not Talking Fox, I'm Talking The Good Old BBC

[poliphilo]

Sharon is "fighting for his life"- that's the reigning cliche. But how do they know? Sharon is in a coma; he's not doing anything- and if he is, it isn't visible to bystanders and certainly not to Our Special Reporter Camped Outside The Hospital (poor sod) or his Anchor. Maybe Sharon is longing to just get on with it and pay the ferryman and is furious with the doctors who are holding him back.

I don't know if the standard is getting worse or it's just that I've tumbled to their tricks, but I'm always catching myself shouting at the newscasters these days.

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I guess some of this is down to rolling 24 hour news services. The controllers are hungry for stories that will play like soaps- just so they can fill up the vast wastes of time they have available.

We got a lot of coverage of those guys who were trapped in the mine. And I was thinking, this is just an intrusion on private grief, it's voyeuristic, it has no possible relevance to the lives of viewers in Britain.

Another thing I hate. Those interviews with victims and witnesses of crimes and catastrophes where they're asked how they feel.....

That's easy...

[(Anonymous)]

We Yanks, "the average man on the streets" type have a craving for drama. Without the drama we would get bored in 10 seconds and change the channel.

Re: That's easy...

[jubal51394.livejournal.com]

This is still me. I'm getting old and confused.

Re: That's easy...

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I don't think we Brits are any different.